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Country Music Association Inc

Grantmaking foundation in Nashville, Tennessee · EIN 62-0606066

Total giving
$3.4MTax year 2025
Total assets
$130MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

1. HEIGHTEN AWARENESS AND GROW THE BUSINESS OF COUNTRY MUSIC.2. SERVE AS THE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION CENTER FOR INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER TRENDS.3. PROVIDE A FORUM FOR INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP TO ADVANCE COUNTRY MUSIC.4. RECOGNIZE EXCELLENCE IN THE INDUSTRY.5. DEVELOP ONGOING INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER RESEARCH WITH THE GOAL OF IMPROVING COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION WITH COUNTRY MUSIC STAKEHOLDERS.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$4.6M2020
$600K2021
$1.6M2022
$4.2M2023
$3.3M2024
$3.4M2025

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
The Cma Foundation$3.1M2024
Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum$130K2024
Country Radio Broadcasters$50K2024
Mtheory Nashville LLC$30K2024
Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce$30K2024

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list is available with a free account.

Website: www.cmaworld.com

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.